Plans have been finalized for a Robert J. Tauteris Jr. Memorial Walkway in the Hamlet Town Park. The plans drawn up by Territorial Engineering were publicly presented during Wednesday’s Hamlet Park Board meeting.

Paving work on Franklin and Main streets in North Judson could be complete by the end
of the month. The town council last week chose Town & Country Paving to do
the work at a cost of just under $186,000.

Local communities will be able to complete a number of road
projects, thanks to the latest round of Community Crossings matching grants.
The Indiana Department of Transportation officially released the list of grant
recipients in the January 2020 call for projects Tuesday.

The North Judson Town Council has finalized a financial
adjustment for the town’s wastewater project. Initially, there was money in the
project budget to cover road patching on Franklin
and Main streets once sewer work wraps up there, but town officials have since
decided to do the work separately.

The Hamlet Park Board and American Legion continue
finalizing plans for a Robert J. Tauteris Jr. Memorial Walking Path in the Town Park.
Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts says officials are still working on figuring out
the total cost.

The North Judson Town Council continues making arrangements
to repave Franklin
and Main streets, once sewer work wraps up there. Council members voted Monday
to apply for a Community Crossings grant. It would cover 75 percent of the
$196,000 estimated cost.

Pulaski County is seeking funding for the upcoming replacement of the bridge on County Road 400 East over Mill Creek. The county commissioners last week approved a commitment letter for its share of the project cost.

The Hamlet Town Park’s proposed walking path is expected to be discussed by the park board tonight. The Hamlet American Legion has reportedly raised over $5,000 to build a walking path in memory of Robert J. Tauteris Jr. The park board and other project organizers are expected to discuss plans in more detail during a closed executive session tonight, before the park board’s regular meeting at 6:30.

The Hamlet Town Council last week revisited the possibility of adding more streetlights on Starke Street. In 2016, the town installed decorative lights on the east side of the street, across from the town hall, as the first part of a four-phase project. But additional work has been put on hold, as the town council has focused instead on Community Crossings paving projects.

The Town of Winamac
is outlining some of the capital projects it has planned for the next couple
years. The town council last week passed an ordinance detailing how Winamac
will use its share of the revenues of Pulaski County’s
economic development income tax in 2020 and 2021.

Hamlet’s Railroad Street project is officially complete. Engineer Lee Nagai is pleased with how it turned out. “I think it’s where everyone is happy to know that it’ll be under-budget and ahead of schedule,” he says.

Railroad Street in Hamlet should be
ready to reopen to traffic this evening. Engineer Lee Nagai told the
town council Wednesday that the asphalt placement is done. He said
the contractor still needs to clean up the edges and asphalt still
needs to cure a bit, but Nagai said he’d be comfortable allowing
traffic on it by this evening.

The Town of North Judson is hoping to
resurface four roads, with the next round of Community Crossings
funding. That preliminary list includes George Street from Vine to
State Road 10, Garden Street from State Road 39 to Luken, Liberty
Street, and Hubeny Street, according to Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe.

Upgrades to Railroad Street in Hamlet will have to wait until after the Starke County Fair. Engineer Lee Nagai told the town council Tuesday that all the contracts have been signed, and paving contractor Mark Milo tentatively plans to start the week after the fair.

The Town of Hamlet is still waiting for the start of its Railroad Street project. Engineer Lee Nagai told the town council Wednesday that the contractor is behind on its projects, due to recent weather. “He told me the paver is talking about the middle of July, so as soon as I get a firm schedule on when they could be here with the asphalt, then we’ll back everything up,” Nagai explained.

Hamlet’s Railroad Street project is set
to begin soon. Last month, the town council awarded a bid to Mark
Milo Enterprises. The town received a Community Crossings grant from
the state to cover 75 percent of the cost.